NPC warns against calls for independence

Any 'intolerable' remarks will jeopardize society's stability and country's security, chairman says

Any remarks advocating independence for Hong Kong will be "intolerable" and "jeopardize both Hong Kong society's stability and the country's security and interests", Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said on Friday.

"Some people think that if the political reform stands still, it will be scrapped and start all over again. It is not like that. The historic opportunity must be seized and won't happen again if it is missed," Zhang said.